Berlin-based FinTech Payrails raises €27.7mln to Scale payment platform across Europe and MENA

Berlin-based FinTech Payrails raises €27.7mln to Scale payment platform across Europe and MENA

Berlin, Germany – June 12, 2025 — German FinTech startup Payrails, a global payment software company, has raised €27.7 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate product innovation, scale its platform, and support commercial growth across EMEA. The funding round was led by HV Capital’s Growth Fund, with participation from existing investors EQT […]

Abu Dhabi-based proptech eVoost AI secures seed funding from Qora71

Abu Dhabi-based proptech eVoost AI secures seed funding from Qora71

eVoost AI, an Abu Dhabi-based proptech founded in 2024 by Cristian Pastrana, raised seed funding from Qora71, marking the syndicate’s first lead investment. The startup uses emotional profiling and behavioural segmentation to deploy AI-powered virtual agents for real estate buyers, offering tailored property suggestions and analytics. Funds will go toward the global expansion of its […]

Turkey’s AI Startup VenueX Raises $1.2M to Expand into UAE and Saudi Arabia

Turkey’s AI Startup VenueX Raises $1.2M to Expand into UAE and Saudi Arabia

Istanbul, June 2025 — VenueX, an Istanbul-based AI startup, has secured USD 1.2 million in a bridge funding round led by Singapore-based Orbit Startups. Other participants in the round include Re-Pie, Akkök Holding, and Akyasam. The funding will be used to fuel the company’s expansion across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with […]

UAE-based SANTECHTURE Secures Strategic Investment from CorroHealth to advance AI-powered RCM

UAE-based SANTECHTURE Secures Strategic Investment from CorroHealth to advance AI-powered RCM

Abu Dhabi – Gulf Capital, one of the largest private equity firms investing from the GCC to the rest of Asia, announced today that global healthcare technology company CorroHealth has made a strategic investment into one of its portfolio companies, Santechture, a Dubai based pioneering revenue cycle management (RCM) intelligent technology solutions provider. The deal brings together […]

UAE’s Legal tech startup Qanooni Secures $2M to Advance Legal AI

UAE’s Legal tech startup Qanooni Secures $2M to Advance Legal AI

Dubai, UAE – Legal tech startup Qanooni has raised $2 million in seed funding to transform the way legal professionals interact with AI. The round was led by Village Global, with participation from Salica Investments’ Oryx Fund, TA Ventures, and a group of strategic angel investors. The fresh capital will be used to accelerate Qanooni’s expansion […]

Emirates NBD Capital KSA Receives CMA Approval to Launch New Saudi Equity Fund

Emirates NBD Capital KSA Receives CMA Approval to Launch New Saudi Equity Fund

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – June 5, 2025 — Emirates NBD Capital KSA, the investment arm of Emirates NBD Group in Saudi Arabia, has received approval from the Capital Market Authority (CMA) to launch a new public fund in the Kingdom. The newly approved “ENBDC Saudi Equity Freestyle Fund” will offer investors access to Saudi equities, […]

Dubai Future District Fund drives $1.65bln in capital commitments and powers over 190 startups

Dubai Future District Fund drives $1.65bln in capital commitments and powers over 190 startups

Dubai, UAE: At its Annual General Meeting, the Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), which is anchored by Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), unveiled highlights from its 2024 performance, celebrating a year of strategic growth, deepened alignment with Dubai’s economic vision, and bold steps toward fostering a resilient, inclusive innovation ecosystem. […]

Tunisian Climate-Tech Kumulus Water Raises $3.5M In Seed Funding To Expand Sustainable Drinking Water Solutions

Tunisian Climate-Tech Kumulus Water Raises $3.5M In Seed Funding To Expand Sustainable Drinking Water Solutions

Kumulus Water, a Tunisia-based WaterTech startup that turns air into clean drinking water, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding to expand its operations and scale its atmospheric water generation technology, a company statement showed on Tuesday. Funding details The round was backed by Bpifrance (via France 2030 SGPI and the Île-de-France Region), regional VCs […]

Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development partners with Inovartic Investment to support startups in UAE gaming sector

Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development partners with Inovartic Investment to support startups in UAE gaming sector

Abu Dhabi – Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) has entered into a strategic agreement with the Inovartic Investment to enhance bilateral cooperation and support startups in the gaming sector in the UAE. At the centre of this agreement is a comprehensive framework designed to support early-stage gaming enterprises by offering incubation services, specialised training programs, […]

Qatar’s logistics startup ShipBee Secures QR855,000 in Pre-Seed Funding Led by GrowthX

Qatar’s logistics startup ShipBee Secures QR855,000 in Pre-Seed Funding Led by GrowthX

Doha, Qatar – June 2, 2025 – ShipBee , an innovative & AI-powered one-stop-shop digital logistics marketplace, providing end-to-end logistics solutions, incubated & supported by the mobility incubator of Qatar Development Bank and the Digital Incubation Center, today announced the successful closure of its Pre-Seed funding round, raising a total of QR855,000 from institutional and angel investors, valuing […]